Spring shackle structure



March 15, 1927. 1,621,028

w. A. J. RIECK SPRING SHACKLE} STRUCTURE Filed July 9; 1925 Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application filed July 9, 1925. Serial No. 42,468.

The present invention relates to an imtured cars 10 for receiving therebetween one proved spring shackle mounting used with end of a barll which is pivoted thereto by automobiles and other like vehicles having means of a bolt 12. Theshackle 13 is usualfor its principal object to utilize a compound 1y pivoted to the end of the spring and to 5 leverage and shackle formation and arrangethe frame 5 but in my improved structure 60 ment whereby jars, jolts, and rebounds will the shackle 13 is not pivoted to the frame 5 be absorbed. but is pivoted to an intermediate portion of Another important object of the inventhe bar 11. An auxiliary shackle 14: is pivtion is to provide a mounting of this nature oted to the end of the frame 5 as at 15 and having a wide field of utility because of its to the end of the bar 11 as at 16. 55 simplicity in construction. It will be obvious that this arrangement A still further object of the invention is to of the shackles in conjunction with the bar provide a mounting of this nature which is 11 will absorb jars, jolts, and rebounds exceedingly strong, durable, inexpensive to which are caused by the travel of the vehicle manufacture, one which is eflicient and reli- Over an ordinary roadway. 60

able in use, not likely to easily become out The present embodiment of the invention of order, and otherwise well adapted to the has been disclosed in detail merely by way of purpose for which it is designed. example, since in actual practice it attains \Vith' the above and numerous other obthe features of advantage enumerated as dejects in view as will appear as the descripsirable in the statement of the invention and 65 tion proceeds, the invention resides in certhe above description. It will be apparent tain novel features of construction, and in that numerous changes in the details of conthe combination and arrangement of parts as Struction, and in the combination and ary will be hereinafter more fully described and rangement of parts as will be hereinafter,

claimed. more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Having thus described my invention, What Figure 1 is an elevation of the mounting I claim as new is 5- showing the same assoclated with a vehicle 7 An attachment for an automobile; whereframe and a semi-elliptical spring, in the automobile includes among other ele-' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the auxiliary ments a frame and a semi-elliptical spring 7 shackl associated with the frame; comprising a Fig. 3 is a plan view of the shackle, bracket attached to the under surface of the Fig. 4 is a plan view of the bracket, and intermediate portion of the spring and ex- Fig. 5 is an elevation of the conventional tending toward one end thereof. a bar pivmounting of the spring at the other end oted to the bracket and-normally extending 89 thereof, not shown in Figure 1. in substantial alinement therewith, a shackle Referring to the drawing in detail it will pivoted at one end to the frame and extendhe seen that 5 designates the frame of a vehiing downwardly thereto and pivoted at its ole, 6 a semi-elliptical spring adapted to be other end to the bar, and a second shackle 49 mounted on an axle housing by the casting pivoted to the end of the spring and extend- $5 7 in the usual manner. A bracket 8 is ing downwardly and pivoted to an intermounted at the under intermediate pormediate portion of the bar. .tion of the spring 6 by the bolts 9 which In testimony whereof I affix my signahold the casing 7 in place and is provided ture. a at one end with a pair of spaced aper WILLIAM ALBERT JULIUS RIECK. 

